Wildfire near Poussan
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Poussan, France, an active wildfire has consumed 180 ha (445 acres) since it began on July 24, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the blaze.
In the surrounding area, monitoring systems have detected 7 heat signatures over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the fire.
In context
This wildfire burned in France for 4 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in France
Across France, roughly 96,830 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 556% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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